Collection and research departments

Africa, Oceania and the Americas
A collection representing the cultures of indigenous peoples throughout the world.

Egypt and Sudan
Representing the cultures of the Nile Valley, from 10,000 BC to the twelfth century AD.

Coins and Medals
Home to one of the world's finest numismatic collections with over one million objects.

Conservation and Scientific Research
Preserving and investigating the collection for present and future generations.

Portable Antiquities Scheme
Co-ordinates the Portable Antiquities Scheme and administers the Treasure Act.

Britain, Europe and Prehistory
From the earliest human tools in Africa and Asia to the art and archaeology of Europe up to the present day.